Doll&#39;s eyes



F. PETERMAN.

DOLLS EYES.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 6. i919.

1,33%,5 l 8., Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

i; NITED STATES PATENT @FFIQE.

FREDERICK PETERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DOLLS EYES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2., 1920.

novel means for securing a pair of eyes together whereby the manufactureof such eyes will be considerably simplified and cheapened.

With these and other obJects in view my invention consists inthe-construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a dolls head showing the artificialeyes movably supported therein; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the novelmeans for securing the eyes together; Fig. 3 is a cross section througha novel eye structure; Fig. 4 is an enlarged similar cross section ofone half of said eye structure; Fig. 5 is a cross section of amodification of an eye structure and- Fig. 6 is a cross section of afurther modified eye structure.

Referring more specifically to the drawing my new eve structure Econsists of a number of hollow substantially spherical shells suitablyfastened together into the shape of a ball. According to Fig. 3 there.are two pairs of shells, one pair forming the rear hemisphere andanother pair thefront hemisphere of the ball. The shells at, b of therear hemisphere are preferably made of celluloid and so admeasured thatthe shell b fits more or less snugly in the shell (1. The bottom b ofthe shell I) is'flattened and the upper part b of said shell somewhatprotrudes outwardly from the shell a to form an annular flange.

The inner shell 0 of the front hemisphere may be also of celluloid orthe like and has painted on or otherwise applied to its surface, thepupil and iris representing the eye. The outer shell *4? of the fronthemisphere is made of transparent material preferably glass and fitssnugly over said inner shell. It serves as a cover and also to impart tothe eye a gloss to resemble a natural eye. The two shells when assembledand placed over the assembled rear pair of shells a, b are adapted tosnugly fit over the protruding flange to which they are glued orotherwise fixed.

The outer shell a of the rear hemisphere isprovided in its bottom withtwo parallel cuts a, a arranged centrally of the bottom thereof. Thematerial of the shell at the outer side of each cut is flattened as at aso that the portion a located between the two cuts a, a forms a sort ofa loop. The flattened portions a and the loop a serve as a bearing for aflat bar or arm 6 adapted to connect the two eyes together. According toFig. 2 the flat bar 6 made preferably of metal is slotted lengthwise atits ends as at e. Fitted into the inner shell I) of the rear hemisphereis a circular disk f of wood or the like so as to rest on the fiatbottom 1) thereof. This disk f and the flat bottom I) are each centrallyperforated to form passages for a bolt 9 which serves for fastening theeye E to the flat bar 0. The bolt may be formed with a head g on itsinner end and with a threaded portion on its outer end to receive a nut9 (Figs. 3 and/4). The bolt is adapted to loosely pass through the slot6' in the respective end of the flat bar e, whereby a longitudinaladjustment of the eye on the bar e is made possible. This adjustment isnecessary in order to enable a proper alineme'nt of the eyes with theopenings in the head of the doll. It also enables the use of a connectedpair of eyes for heads varying in sizes within certain limits.

The bar in the usual manner has attached to it centrally a pendulum or aweighted rod h'whereby the eyes when inserted into the holes or openingsin which they may be held in known manner by forming sockets i of clayor the like, will be allowed to swing or roll when the doll is turnedfrom vertical into horizontal position or vice versa. A stop j of corkor the like is provided in the head opposite the weight h of thependulum, limiting the swinging motion of the latter. 1

In Fig. 5 the structure of the eye E is somewhat modified. Here thepupil and iris are applied to a flat disk In which is fitted to the topof a hemispherical celluloid shell I, This flat disk is has glued to itsouter surface a solidhemispherical glass m.

tachme'nt of the eye to the end of the bar 6,

otherwise applied to the rear shell Z. The latter may have snugly fittedin itself a core 11. of wood or the like.

For the attachment of the eye to the bar e a similar construction may beused as that described in connection with the Structure shown in Figs. 3and 4 or the end of a bar e may be passed through the loop 6 formed atthe bottom of the shell like loop a and the eye glued in positionthereon.

In Fig. 6 the rear hemisphere 'is shown as a. wooden ball 0 whichat itsrear may be provided with the flattened portions 0 and the loop 0similar to the flattened portions a and loop a in Figs. 3 and 4 for theator with any other suitable attachment means.

The front hemisphere 0 of the ball 0 is reduced in diameter to an extentequal to the total thickness of two hemispherical shells p, g fitted inone another, of which the inner shell 19 bears the iris and pupil andmay be of celluloid and the outer shell 9 is a glass shell. These twoshells mayibe said eyes to one another, said rigid member having itsends bearing against the said fiattened portions and passed through thesaid loops.

2. A pair of eyes for dolls or the like, each eye having at its rear aflattened portion and a loop, a rigid member for connecting said eyestogether, said rigid/member having its ends bearing against the saidflattened portion and passed through the said loops, and

means for fastening said eyes to said rigid member.

3. A pair of eyes for dolls or the like, each eye having its rear formedwith a loop and a central perforation, a rigid slotted member forconnecting the two eyes together and means passed through said centralperforation of each eye and through the slot of said member foradjustably fastening said eyes to said member. I

4. A pair of eyes for dolls or the like, each eye having twointerengaging cent-rally perforated hemispherical shells at its rear,the outer one of said shells being formed with a loop, a rigid slottedmember passing with its ends through said loops and means passed throughsaid central perforations and through the slot of said member foradjustably fastening said eyes to said member.

5. A pair of eyes for dolls or the like, each eye having twointerengaging centrally perforated semispherical shells at its rear, the

inner one of said shells having a fiat bottom,-

a filler member resting on said bottom, said shells and filler beingcentrally perforated, a rigid member for connecting said eyes together,said member being formed with slots at its ends and means passed throughsaid perforation and said slots for adjustably fastening the eyes to theends of said member.

6. An eye for dolls or the like, consisting of two semisphericalinterengaged rear shells, of which the inner shell has a portionprojecting outwardly from the outer shell, a semispherical shell bearingthe pupil and iris and a semispherical glass shell fitted over said lastnamed shell, both these last named shells being, fitted over the saidprojecting poition of the inner rear shell and fixed in positionthereon.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- FREDERICK PETERMAN. llVitnesses:

JOHN A. MoCoLE, A. R. BRIGE.

